At first glance, the collection is easily identifiable as Moncler, full of the iconic puffed - up silhouette and eye - catching patches. But the details are quintessential Fujiwara: graphic typography treatments and Fragment's lighting - bolt logo, a symbol immediately recognizable to hypebeasts and design aficionados alike.
I think the brand has changed thanks to the energy this project has given us. "I've been wanting to make a waterproof vulcanized shoe for a while," Moncler Jackets Williams said, "and Moncler was able to connect us with a factory in Italy that could produce it.
Is skiwear the new streetwear Not yet, but the influence of the sport on fashion has grown beyond the casual apres look intended for the lodge. The first down jackets were created to protect workers from the cold in a small Alpine factory in Monestier - de - Saint - Clermont, and that fundamental purpose has remained intact ever since.
Now more than ever, fashion is a commercial enterprise and a bonafide source of entertainment. I still fondly wear an all - navy Moncler jacket with an all - white logo patch I picked up 11 years ago that's a better - every - winter classic: this collection (especially the parkas in olive and navy) looked to contain some similarly enduring gems.
If this room wasn't startling enough, the second one blew you - and the clothes - away. Here the 10 models stood on metal grills below which powerful jets of air blew periodically upwards, blowing what resembled nylon Chinese lanterns into the air and keeping the garments unfurled like a sail in a full wind. At first sight it was as if each model had been somehow molded inside a pool mattress.